Benet middle hitter Molly Welge may be the best player you’ve never seen.

The 6-foot-3 senior recorded 34 kills and eight blocks in limited playing time last season, when she was a backup to starters Lynney Tarnow and Gabby Stasys.

Stasys is a freshman at Yale, so Welge has moved into the starting lineup.

“I think people are in for an awakening because she played a lot last year, just not in the role that we expect her to play this year,” Benet coach Brad Baker said.

“We expect her to be a star. We expect her to be one of our go-to players, and we’re excited for her.”

Senior setter Ellie Stiernagle is excited to work with Welge, a Marquette commit who will form a fearsome duo in the middle with the 6-5 Tarnow, a Wisconsin commit.

“She’s grown so much,” Stiernagle said of Welge. “

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